Li nodded lightly. He had seen it in the information Fugaku had given him earlier: Orochimaru had been completely too careless this time—or rather, too confident. He had charged deep into enemy territory, never expecting them to unleash an enormous-scale Water Style attack that completely devastated both banks of the Jilu River.
The Jilu River was a rather prosperous region within the Land of Water. After what the Mizukage had done, even if they won this battle, the entire Land of Water likely would not be able to guarantee sufficient tax revenue for the next two years.
At that moment, Hattori Koichi said, "I remember there's a dam downstream from the Jilu River. Does that mean Lady Tsunade and Lord Jiraiya might be going after the dam?"
A somewhat smug expression appeared on Hattori Koichi's face as soon as he finished speaking.
Hatake Yuiga shot him a look as though he were an idiot. "Idiot. Even if that's the case, neither Lady Tsunade nor Lord Jiraiya would attack a place like that! The enemy isn't stupid. They must have stationed who knows how many troops at the dam by now. Even if they managed to rescue Lord Orochimaru this time, Konoha would not get off lightly either. Afterward, we'd have to directly face incursions from the other countries."
"I think Lady Tsunade will probably strike another important stronghold?" Hinata said slowly. As she spoke, she looked at Li. "What do you think, Li?"
A flicker of astonishment crossed Hatake Yuiga's face at Hinata's words. It seemed he had not figured out why the geniuses of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans, whose relationship had always been poor, could get along so well.
"You mean Lady Tsunade will pretend to attack some important stronghold in the Land of Water, then turn around